atoll

Example Sentences

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Under a contentious deal inked with Australia this year, the island nation will provide 30-year visas for up to 350 immigrants -- many convicted of serious crimes -- for resettlement on the barren atoll.

From Barron's

The atoll nation, with a population of 60,000, has no domestic fixture, dedicated playing fields or organized local teams, let alone a national team — making it a global anomaly.

From New York Times

Island nations have spearheaded the effort to keep global temperatures below 1.5 degrees because it's a matter of survival for low-lying atolls that could be swallowed up by rising ocean waters.

From Salon

China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, where it has placed military facilities on seven human-made islands built atop reefs and atolls.

From Seattle Times

With sea levels rising at their fastest rates in more than 3,000 years, the low-lying atoll nation is bracing for saltwater contamination of aquifers, the loss of vital fisheries and near-constant floods.

From Washington Post